Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Pictet launches Chinese debt fund

The fund's investment universe is China’s onshore bond market

Wealthy Chinese politicians: How 18 delegates in China are richer than the 561 lawmakers at the top of the US government combined

Using figures from the Hurun Report, released earlier this month, the paper reported how the combined net worth of Chinese delegates came in at $436.8 billion

As ringgit slides, survey finds Malaysia’s ultra-rich hedging bets abroad

Malaysia’s ultra rich who have a net worth of at least US$30 million (RM110 million) are increasingly moving their investments, and their families, out of the country, according to the latest report by property firm Knight Frank.

Eight things to know about jobs at Tidjane Thiam’s Credit Suisse in Asia

Credit Suisse’s Asian hiring in the next 12 months won’t get it anywhere near to bridging the RM gap with its Swiss rival

CIMB, Morgans extend Aust partnership

The Malaysian investment bank and the Australian stockbroking and wealth-management firm will work together on corporate transactions for cross-border business between Australia and Asia

Thiam to focus on wealth management

Credit Suisse has swooped on Prudential boss Tidjane Thiam to lead the Swiss bank in a push to manage more of the wealth held by Asia's fast growing club of multi-millionaires.

“Ugly side” of Asian banking revealed as firms hire, fire then keep clients

Private banks in Asia are quick to bemoan the shortage of quality relationship managers in the region and they are now becoming increasingly quick to fire new recruits who don’t perform in their first year.

MyPlanner launches managed account solution

MyPlanner dealer group has set up a managed discretionary account solution that will be available to its 120 planners.

Yellow Brick Road Wealth Management focuses on local branches in new campaign

It is complemented with a digital campaign which consists of display advertising through NineMSN and Google search and remarketing.

Asia's trillion dollar private banking industry growth slows

AUM per relationship manager also showed significant growth, with relationship managers averaging US$286 million in 2014, a 4.1 per cent year-on-year increase, it said.

Banks not reaching high net worth investors

The increase was the largest in five years

Eastspring Investments wins six awards, named 2014 Best Asset Management House

Eastspring Investments, the Asia asset-management arm of British financial services giant Prudential Plc., received six awards in Asia Asset Management’s annual Best of the Best Awards

Shareholder doubts need for Asia CEO at StanChart

Hugh Young, Asia chief at Aberdeen Asset Management, welcomes board changes at Standard Chartered, but questions the need to replace its Asia CEO as he sees it as too topheavy. Like 0 Tweet 2 0 Tip Us E

Number of new Australian millionaires hits five-year high

Despite their booming wealth, the research found that only 40 per cent of high net worth individuals sought professional advice last year

ANZ merges Asia wealth, private banking units, Manfred Liechti goes

There will be no change to our strategy

BVI Sponsors 2015 Asian Wealth Management Forum In Hong Kong

The Forum looked at trends shaping the future of wealth management in Asia, welcoming over 100 CEOs, senior management, and other leading practitioners.

Standard Chartered staff braced for big change under Winters

"There's a mood of borderline euphoria and excitement today... after six grim months where the sense of passion and urgency fell away a bit," said a senior Asia-based insider.

IOOF still on hunt for takeover targets as underlying profit jumps 39pc

He provided an upbeat outlook statement as the company recorded a 39 per cent jump in underlying first-half profit to $80.58 million

Singapore still a draw for top earners despite tax hike

Despite hike, its personal income tax rates are still lowest in region - See more at: http://www.straitstimes.com/news/business/economy/story/singapore-still-draw-top-earners-despite-tax-hike-20150226#sthash.TynjBqz6.dpuf

IGEX Corporate Business Update

The Company will start marketing in the Philippines to high net worth individuals as early as April 2015.

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